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Posted on: Monday, 24 August 2009

41 Weeks to Kick-Off! 2010 Spirit in Cape Town

Posted to: Activities and Things To Do, Western Cape, World Cup 2010 News

Update: The Green Point Visitors Centre has been closed.

While enter­tain­ing some friends vis­it­ing from London, it seemed appro­pri­ate to take them to the see the new Green Point Stadium, cur­rently under con­struc­tion and due for com­ple­tion in December of this year. The old sta­dium (or what's left of it) is home to the Green Point Stadium Visitors Centre, where the 2010 Soccer Magic Tour takes place. If you have not been yet, I can thor­oughly recom­mend it. Not just for the views of the new sta­dium, or the views of Green Point, the ocean and Table Mountain, but for a theatre exper­i­ence with a difference.

Green Point Stadium Visitors Centre

We were treated to a 35 minute per­form­ance / one-man-show of the his­tory of the Green Point Common (site of the sta­dium). Humerous, heart­warm­ing and enlight­en­ing, whether you're a local or a for­eigner, an adult or a child. I'm not ashamed to admit that I was close to tears, had goose bumps and roared with laughter over the course of the show. I'm not a huge soc­cer fan and had thought I would be bored vis­it­ing the sta­dium, but our storyteller reeled us all in, while recount­ing Cape Town's col­our­ful and at times tumul­tu­ous his­tory, all told with soc­cer at its heart. Huge con­grat­u­la­tions and thanks to this tal­en­ted performer.

Besides the show, the Visitors Centre has a photo exhib­i­tion depict­ing soc­cer in South Africa through the ages, as well as the con­struc­tion of the new 68,000-seater sta­dium which will host 8 of the world cup matches (includ­ing 1 quarter-final and 1 semi-final). The present­a­tion about the sta­dium was short and sweet, and answered any ques­tions we might have had.

In the words of one of our UK friends — "This was about so much more than foot­ball. It's the his­tory and com­ing together of a nation."

Daily Tours: — Now closed
Monday to Friday at 10h00, 12h00 and 14h00
Saturday at 10h00 and 12h00
Duration: 1 hour
R40 per adult, R20 per child, stu­dent or pensioner

Useful Links:
Green Point Visitors Centre (the offi­cial site — has now been closed)
Green Point Attractions
Green Point Hotels
Green Point Accommodation

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1 comment about 41 Weeks to Kick-Off! 2010 Spirit in Cape Town
  1. September 2nd, 2009 at 16:08
    South Africa Editor says:

    For those that're inter­ested, here's the itin­er­ary of the 2010 Soccer Magic Tour:

    1. Stadium Presentation
    The 10-minute Stadium Presentation offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the con­struc­tion of the new sta­dium and includes inter­est­ing Stadium facts on some of the tech­nical and aes­thetic aspects.

    2. The Greensman
    The exper­i­ence kicks off with ‘The Greensman', a mes­mer­ising 35-minute theatre per­form­ance about the his­tory of Green Point Common, which has played host to over 25 000 vis­it­ors since December 2007.

    3. 2010 Stadium Virtual Tour
    Step into the future on a roller-coaster ride through the vir­tual 2010 Stadium. The Game Plan Fly-Through is a spe­cially com­mis­sioned vir­tual video that is as inspir­a­tional for archi­tects and engin­eers as it is for soccer-crazy kids.

    4. Viewing Deck
    Climb the stairs to the 3rd-floor view­ing deck over­look­ing the sta­dium con­struc­tion site. An edu­ca­tion officer will answer all your ques­tions about the sta­dium and 2010.

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